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Rio Ave v FC Porto : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 15th Aug, 20:30 BST, Estadio Dos Arcos, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave and their manager Sotiris Silaidopoulos will be hoping for victory against Francesco Farioli and his FC Porto side on Saturday night, as the pair go head to head at the Estadio Dos Arcos in the Liga NOS. All of the important stats for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds across 17 markets are included in this preview. It's all designed to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rio Ave
20%
--
Draw
24%
--
Porto
56%
--
Porto 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Porto 2-0
11%
--
Porto 2-1
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Rio Ave 1-0
7%
--
Porto 3-0
6%
--
Porto 3-1
5%
--
Rio Ave 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Rio Ave 2-0
3%
--
Porto 4-0
3%
--
Porto 3-2
2%
--
Porto 4-1
2%
--
Rio Ave 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
40%
--
Away 1st Goal
55%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
9%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
23%
--
Home/draw
44%
--
Away/draw
80%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
37%
--
Away DNB
73%
--
Rio Ave win to nil
11%
--
Porto win to nil
33%
--
Win / draw / win Liga NOS table
Won
Draw
Lost
Rio Ave
Porto
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto110023 
Aug 15
Jan 24
-
-
2
Maratimo110013 
Apr 25
Dec 13
Mar 7
Oct 11
3
Gil Vicente110013 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
Mar 14
Oct 25
4
Arouca110013 
Apr 11
Nov 29
Aug 23
Jan 31
5
Moreirense101001 
Jan 10
May 16
Sep 6
Feb 14
6
Academico Viseu101001 
Mar 21
Nov 1
Feb 7
Aug 29
7
S. Lisbon101001 
Aug 28
Feb 7
Nov 29
Apr 11
8
Benfica101001 
Dec 20
May 2
Sep 20
Feb 28
9
Estrela Amadora101001 
Sep 13
Feb 21
Dec 13
Apr 25
10
Braga101001 
Nov 8
Apr 4
May 16
Jan 10
11
Famalicao101001 
Oct 25
Mar 14
May 2
Dec 20
12
Estoril101001 
Jan 31
Aug 22
Nov 1
Mar 21
13
Nacional000000 
Oct 11
Mar 7
Dec 27
May 9
14
Santa Clara000000 
Feb 14
Sep 6
Apr 18
Dec 6
15
Rio Ave1001-10 
-
-
Jan 24
Aug 15
16
Casa Pia1001-10 
Dec 6
Apr 18
Feb 21
Sep 13
17
V. Guimaraes1001-10 
May 9
Dec 27
Apr 4
Nov 8
18
Alverca1001-20 
Feb 28
Sep 20
w
 
2-0F
Jan 17
Win / draw / win form
Rio Ave 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Porto 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Porto have not lost to Rio Ave in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Rio Ave since 2016
Rio Ave
Porto
Goals: Scored
11
22
Games: Scored
7 / 10
10 / 10
Clean sheets
0 / 10
3 / 10
RIO
1
D
2
PTO
7
League games at Porto since 2016
Porto
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
19
5
Games: Scored
9 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
1 / 10
D
3
PTO
7
Goal Statistics

FC Porto have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 26 consecutive Liga NOS outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Rio Ave on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Rio Ave 15th Porto 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Rio Ave scoring 1 goal or less
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Porto will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Rio Ave have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
+1
Porto’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2026/2027 season
Rio Ave
PG (predicted goals)
Porto
0.9
1.7
Attack rating
0%
better
RIO
PTO
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
RIO
PTO
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Rio Ave v Porto Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
E GouwN Abby
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Gouw GLK1
-
M Vrousai  DEF1
-
N Abby DEF1
1
-
J Brabec DEF1
1
-
G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição DEF1
-
A Ndoj DEF1
1
F. Petrasso DEF1
-
D. Santos Nascimento MID1
-
G Liavas MID1
1
-
T. Nikitscher MID1
-
R. da Silva Pae MID1
-
R. Galčík FWD1
-
J. Miller Blesa FWD1
-
D. Bezerra de Oliveira FWD1
-
D Spikic FWD1
-
T. Folgado Monteiro FWD1
-
Porto Liga NOS squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1100
D CostaG Veiga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Costa GLK1
-
N Pérez DEF1
-
Zaidu  DEF1
-
M. Moreira Moutinho Fernandes DEF1
-
J Bednarek DEF1
-
J Kiwior DEF1
-
R. Mora Carvalho MID1
-
G Veiga MID11
-
A Varela MID1
-
P Rosario MID1
-
V. Froholdt MID1
-
W. Gomes Carvalho Santos FWD1
-
Pepê FWD1
-
D Gül FWD1
-
A Silva FWD11
-
B Sainz FWD1
-